mirific
Americanadjective
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working miracles or wonders.
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causing a feeling of wonder or astonishment.
Example Sentences
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Being a loyal little soul, the child retained his affection for Auntie Anne, but he was swept off his little feet by his mirific parent.
From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec
It was evident that the family, after the arrival of the mirific Jim Deming, had grown somewhat accustomed to Americans and had at length struck a sentimental attitude.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
He, too, is a dictator, at once humorous and tragic like the mirific doctor, but, unlike him, infinitely subtle.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
The power of the mirific ineffable name is the crown of this Sakti.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
Yet the learned hold that the true mirific name is lost, the word “Jehovah” dating only from the Masoretic innovation.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
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